biométrie
\bjɔ.me.tʁi\
The verdict
“biométrie” is uncommon French (frequency #58,454 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,454
- frequency rank, French
- 4,251
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discipline de la biologie qui utilise les méthodes quantitatives pour l’étude des phénomènes biologiques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-biometrie · biométrie · French
biométrie · rank #58,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,454
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,251
- PHOTO-FINISH bicycle
Nearest frequency peer: bicycle (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangs de longue queue près de « biométrie »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Besnard
Besnard
41,550 corpus weight
- bicycle
bicycle
41,548 corpus weight
- biométrie
biométrie
41,547 corpus weight
- birdy
birdy
41,546 corpus weight
- blanchâtres
blanchâtres
41,545 corpus weight
- blanquette
blanquette
41,544 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « biométrie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biométrie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \bjɔ.me.tʁi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #58,454 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « biométrie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
biométrie is uncommon French at frequency #58,454 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bjɔ.me.tʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for biométrie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is biométrie, spelled B-I-O-M-É-T-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1Discipline de la biologie qui utilise les méthodes quantitatives pour l’étude des phénomènes biologiques.
- 2Reconnaissance des individus à partir de leurs caractères biologiques spécifiques : empreintes digitales, iris de l’œil, voix, démarche, odeur corporelle, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how biométrie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La biométrie en temps réel est interdite en Europe, rappelle pourtant Adrien Basdevant, avocat spécialiste du numérique.
Au collège Joliment de Toulouse, pour manger à la cantine, à partir de cette rentrée, c’est soit biométrie, soit carte à l’ancienne.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).